By Ryan Oleniczak
June 8th, 2010
June 8th, 2010 is a date that baseball fans should circle on their calenders and remember for a long time as a pair of phenoms are set to make their major league debuts this evening. Stephen Strasburg (RHP) of the Washington Nationals and Mike Stanton (OF) of the Florida Marlins are both set to make their highly anticipated debuts for their respective clubs this evening. Both men come with much fanfare as they currently are viewed as the consensus top pitching and hitting prospects in all of baseball. Last June, the Nationals selected Strasburg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft where he was viewed by many as the best amateur pitcher of all-time with a fastball [...]
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Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Teams, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as Jason Heyward, Mark Prior, miguel cabrera, Mike Stanton, Stephen Strasburg
By Ryan Oleniczak
February 4th, 2010
Earlier this week, I took a look at Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com top 10 prospects for 2010. Today, I want to highlight Keith Law of ESPN.com and his list of top 10 prospects and how it compares to Mayo’s list. While most of the prospects find their names on both top 10 lists, there are a few that find their names on this list only. Let’s get to Law’s list with the prospects ranking on Mayo’s list in parentheses. ESPN.com’s 2010 Top 10 Prospects 1. Jason Heyward (OF) Atlanta Braves (1) – The consensus overall No.1 prospect on both lists. Braves fans should be excited for the arrival of this 5 tool talent in the near future. 2. Stephen Strasburg (RHP) [...]
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Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Fantasy, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as B.J. Upton, Buster Posey, Carl Crawford, Carlos Santana, Chris Davis, Desmond Jennings, Dustin Ackley, Jason Heyward, Jesus Montero, Johan Santana, Jorge Posada, Justin Smoak, Mark Teixeira, Martin Perez, Mike Stanton, Stephen Strasburg, Victor Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero
By Ryan Oleniczak
February 2nd, 2010
As the Hot Stove season starts to come to an end with pitchers and catchers due to report to camp within a few weeks, it is now time to start taking a look at the 2010 season. Last week, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com and Keith Law of ESPN.com released their top prospects list for the 2010 season. Both Mayo and Law do a great job of talking to scouts and team personnel to compile their lists. Many prospects find their names on both lists, however, Mayo and Law present contrasting analysis of their top 10 prospects. Here is a breakdown of Mayo’s list. MLB.com’s 2010 Top 10 Prospects 1. Jason Heyward (OF) Atlanta Braves – The 20-year old outfielder is [...]
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Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Fantasy, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as Bengie Molina, Brian Matusz, Buster Posey, Cliff Lee, Desmond Jennings, Frank Francisco, Jason Heyward, Justin Smoak, Madison Bumgarner, Mark Prior, Mark Teixeira, Matt Cain, Mike Stanton, Neftali Feliz, Pedro Alvarez, Stephen Strasburg, Tim Lincecum
